Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,281 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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(1987) Clarence Thomas, “Why Black Americans Should Look to Conservative Politics”
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(1993) Clarence Thomas, “The New Intolerance – Law Day Address”
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(1865) Reconstruction Amendments, 1865-1870
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(1884) William H. Crogman, “Negro Education: Its Helps and Hindrances”

Explore Global African History

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Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797)
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Africans at Hadrian’s Wall
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John Blanke (16th Century)
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African Democratic Rally (1946- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Black Laws of Oregon, 1844-1857
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What Can I Do with A Black Studies Major? Five Hundred Answers Provided by Robert Fikes, Jr.
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Loren Miller: Legal Crusader in the Long Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twentieth Century
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The Black Presence in Theater through the Centuries in the Historical Dictionary of African American Theater

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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